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Harold Tarrant

Professor Emeritus Harold Tarrant

  • Post Nominals: FAHA
  • Fellow Type: Corresponding Fellow
  • Elected to the Academy: 1995

Biography

Educated at Cambridge and Durham UK, Professor Tarrant was employed in Greek (subsequently) Classics at the University of Sydney 1973-93, and was appointed Chair of Classics at Newcastle 1993-2011. He lives in active retirement in the UK, but retains academic, family and leisure interests in Australia. Professor Tarrant’s main interests are in Greek Philosophy, especially Platonism; also the interrelation of philosophy and literature in antiquity. He has been an executive member of the International Plato Society and of other bodies promoting ancient philosophy and classical studies.

Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.